Elk River Area Schools passed a referendum in 2014 to improve security, support activities, and athletics, and create additional capacity to accommodate the District’s growth.
Prairie View is a grades PK-8 facility that was designed with an open and flexible core that supports a variety of uses and is welcoming to the public. The media space and cafeteria space share a flexible learning area that can serve either function, and a multipurpose band room is situated to act as a stage for either the gym or cafeteria.
It was essential that this building be designed for intentional future expansion and possible conversion to either a dedicated middle school or a dedicated elementary school. Wold was also asked to complete the 2018 addition for this expansion.